Relief valve



Aug. 20, 1946. v H, H, WALLEY, JR f 2,406,178

RELIEF VALVE l Filed Sept. 2. 1945 lllllii AHlll-IIIIIIIIIIIIIIV/ mlil-munmm ATTORNEYS /`l E f4 I struction as yIEig. 1 is a central sectional View "riens which carries the-Valve Seat;

Patented Aeg. 2o, 1946 fris-o iis-rar Param ufethereiin'may be controlled. e f Athe objects yof t'his invention ifs to provideaiiui'd pressure valve 'whchwill quire but a light spring for the closure f thevalve a1"- though substantial pressures may be controlled.

Anotherobjeotvof this invention is to provide a fiui'd 'pressure .valve lin l"which the spring Vpressureffor clos'igthe valve lwill be'sufiently light "'so'that't'he valve seat .may belrriade of nonf-metallic 'plastic material which may be of a resilient nature if 1- Y Another object of the inventionis to provide 'a' valve of such construction'that'the spring pressure which is applied to the valve may be varied by adjustment.

Another object'of `this inventionis tovprovide a valve of vsuchconstruction that the fluid pressure which presses upon the valve maybe nicely vcontrolled by selection of thepaijts which control the pressure. on the valve, the control being by relative sizing of the parts..v Y e,

Another object of the invention is to provide a valve which may ,be applied over an existing conduit by merely tapping the same and sliding the valve into position.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of con- Will .be more fully described and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

fIn the accompanying drawing:

throghutlie valve; l Y U v Fig. 2 is asectionalview of one of the body Fig. 3 is a central sectional view of a modified vform of valve; l Fig 4 is a sectional view of the valve seat provided in the valve of Fig. 3;

Fig. 5 is, a Asectional View' of the valve `which is Vcommon to the form shown in Figs. 1 and 3;

Fig: 6,isa sectional View. oi a lstill different -`modified form of valve constructed on the princi- 45 plesof the other showings, l 1

Fig, .7 isa sectional View of a different modified form of the invention, Y Y.

YIn proceeding with this invention I expose an 4rannular valve to fluid pressure but restrict the y50 suriaceto which Vthepfessure 'isapplied sdthat a iight-weight pring"w'i11""eise the valve even though the pressure of the fluid is substantial; The control of this area to which the pressure is applied is accomplished by the varying of the with aothrough conduit whereby the preswill ,'Ainpvable valve" designated glffsliwn alone in Fig, 5) yis provfdedwipn a nadportiniiav'g ai' seating surface a22 :for engagement with V` the vseating surface 20 of thevalve seat. Thewvalvle 40 isup'rovided with a recess23 forthe reception-'of a softpacking 24 which engages'the tubular'part ll and' provides -'a seal therewith. The-inner diameterof this valveis ofa'size' to'be slidably guided 'on the part Il'havingadiameter"d"ant1 this diameter becomes ltheljkeffectivediameterifor "pressure purposes ofthe valve,"and directs-the valve in 'its'aiialinvernent 4ttward"arid from its fseat. u @Hspring2`5engaggs` the lvalve and; an altf, ment washer 26 which in turn engagesthe' pack- Aing [9 towurgethe valvetowardvfseating position andat the "Sametime "applieslpressui'e'on tl'e packing I 9 to expand it to form a seal. The

abutment IB for the packing I9 may be adjusted 55 to in turn more tightly compress the spring or to i iterfappearfahd'is'of a size'geater 35-trianthe tube' f l.

relieve some of the pressure thereon as may be desired. Y A Y The diameters d and d' are diameters of cylindrical surfaces having the same axis as the axis of the valve. 'I'he diameter d is less than the diameter d so that the sealing surface 22 of the valve 2| extends radially beyond the sealing surface 20 (that shown being inward) of the valve seat, thus exposing the valve to pressure in an area which will be represented by the differential of-the, diameters d and d. AIt Will be aD- parent that this area may be changed by changing the diameter d of the seat to expose more." j

or less of the valve. In the construction shovvjn4 in Fig. 1the diameter d Will be maintained Athe same as conduit Il which presentsA a guiding balanced by the spring to control the opening Y of the valve when a predetermined pressure in -the conduit or body part Il exists.

In Fig. IA I have shown a, modification different from Fig. 6 in that the recess 45 for the packing 46 isin the body part Il instead of in the movable Valve and the valve 41 is a solid annular structure. In this case d Will define the line of contact of the packing 46 with the inner disurface for movement of thevalve along the said conduit I I. If the diameter dis 'made greater,

a greater surface area or differential between d and d will occur while if the diameter d is made smaller asmaller differential d minus d Will be present. When" certain factors areV knovvnsuch astsubstantially the' maximum pressure which is de'sired in the Yconduit or tube part `'I l of the bodyjand theA value o f the spring pressure which 'maybe used, and which may be a small amount with reference tothe pressure of the conduit tube,

the diameter may be calculatedso that the proper dilerential (d-d) VWill be present on the valve :surface 22 so that the valve may be opened by the fluid pressureinrthe conduit at the proper point. The diameter d may be arranged sorthat With,a fluid pressure in the conduit of `3,000 lbs.` la Vspring pressure of 'ten to thirty pounds may be 'utilized and the areaso selected as to overcome vthis spring by a control'of the diameter d. The part I0 in Fig. 2 may be bored to present the diameter d desired.

In Fig. 3 I have illustrated avalve similar in many respects to the'valve shown in Figs.y 1 and 2l except that the body part here designated 39.32'

(comparable tothe part' IU of Figs.1 and 2) is provided With a recess 3| for the reception of a ring 32 which presents a sealing surface 33, in place of that'sealing surface 20 which is integrauy formed With the Dart lll` as heretofore? 'f provid ed. V This sealing ring 32 will be held in position against the ange 34 bythe bodypart 35 threaded as at 36vinto engagement with the` portion 3 7A of the body 30 and held in desired position of rotary adjustmentrby the set screw 38. In' the showing in Figs. 3 and 4 this annular .i yring 32jvvill be fof a resilient soft material so that ,i f pressure bythe rotary 'part 35 willVV also cause it to laterally expand iand provide a seal with the tube Il of the body. By this arrangement the diameter d (see Fig. 4) or inner portionof the yposed to thel fluid Von Athe valve 2|, This construction aords a simple means Voffadjusting the i varea exposedfto the uidb'y interchanging one ring 32 for another which may be of a different diameter d. .The other parts of this valve shown in Fig. 3 are the same and function the same as rthose shown yin Figs. land 2 and therefore carryvr Y the same reference characters.

i s ,e'alrtg surface Will control the area which is ex- Y Vtothe sealing surfaces ameter of the valve.

-By this"arrangement a, very small area upon Which-the uid presses may be provided sov that avery light spring maybe used and thus a nonmetallic surface which would ordinarily be distorted under great pressure may be utilized for "avalve of this character. Also, rvvhereythe valve Lseats with a light 'comprising an open endedv tubular member provided with a plurality of circumferentially aligned openings therein, a valve body surrounding said conduit and provided with an annular seat surrounding and spaced from said conduit and adjacent said openings, packingsr engaging 'the body and conduit on either side of the said openings and seat t0 sealuid from escape from the body,A said body having a port'leading therefrom, an annular valve slidably engaging said conduit and having a surface engaging said annular seat, a'packing round in cross section engaging saidvalve and said conduit sealing the escape of fluid between said valve' and said' conduit, the adjacent surfacesof said annular seatV fandgsaid'conduit being'so selected'as to present a predetermined area'ofthe valve to the pressure fluid and a spring urging said valve to engage said seat against said pressure fluid With a predetermined force.

2. In a valve device automatically operated by ra'predetermined rise in fluid pressure, a conduit comprising an open ended tubular member provided with a vplurality of circumferentially aligned openings therein, a valve body surroundingsaid conduit and provided with a, removable annular seatY vsurrounding saidl conduit and adjacent said openings and sealing with said conduit onV one side of said openings, a packing engaging the vbody and conduit on the otherrside of the rsaid openingsV to sealfluid from escape from the body, said body having a port leading therefrom, an annular valve slidably engaging said conduit and havinga surface engaging said annular seat, a round packing between said valve 4and conduit, the adjacentsurfaces of said annular seat andwsaid conduit beingso selected as to present a predetermined area o f the valve to the pressure uid and a spring urgingsaid valve to YengagesaidV seat against said pressure uid With 'a' predetermined force.V

HERBERT H.WALLY, JR. 

